Episiotomy: necessity or negligence?

Episiotomy in Modern Obstetrics – Necessity Versus

Episiotomy is now one of the most common procedures performed in obstetrics. At the beginning of its existence, it was performed very carefully and used in exceptional circumstances. In the second half of the twentieth century, its use became so widespread that it was almost regarded as a standard procedure in labor rooms. Authors intend to provide answers to the question as to whether it was a...

[For or against episiotomy? Against episiotomy].

Lwr Recycle: Necessity or Impediment?

The nuclear fuel cycle can be truly closed by supp lementing today’s thermal reactors with fast reactors, which can use as fuel the heavy, fissionable isotopes that accumulate in thermal-reactor fuel. In a fully closed cycle, the waste for disposal consists only of fission products with trace amounts of actinides. Eliminating the transuranics reduces the heat load in the repository, increasing ...

Logic Diagnosis-Diversion or Necessity?

Failure diagnosis is resource intensive, frustrating, and often impossible. However, it is also critical and necessary for aggressive designs and manufacturing processes. Research in this area is making rapid progress, but the challenges are also rapidly growing in magnitude and importance. 1 The Problem and Necessity Failure diagnosis incorporates all of the interesting problems present in cla...

Intrapartum sonography – eccentricity or necessity?

Ultrasonography has been extensively used in obstetrics and gynecology since 1980's. It found application in pediatric gynecology, procreation period, post-menopause, pregnancy monitoring and after delivery. Although the first reports on the use of ultrasonography in assessing delivery mechanism were published in 1990's, yet to date labor progress is evaluated by means of physical examination i...